As an office infill project in San Francisco’s South Bay region, 100 Altair reflects the shift in framing workplace landscapes. The roof deck functions primarily as outdoor workspaces, sized for large team meetings and private one-on-one conversations, amidst a modern, high-design aesthetic. The project design aims to reach out into its surrounding context, which includes a city plaza, historic downtown, and Caltrain station. The various roof spaces orient themselves outward, toward Caltrain and the beautiful views to the northeast and southwest, optimizing views on all sides of the building. The streetscape’s curbless condition encourages pedestrian movement and activity and creates a visual connection between the public space and new architecture.
To reflect the workspace and culture of an engaged company, the landscape design focuses attention on regional beauty and connective infrastructure, as well as facilitating individual productivity and team collaboration. The planting design responds to the native landscape of the San Francisco Bay Peninsula, and the general layout of the streetscape design encourages the use of public transportation and connection with community at the adjacent Plaza Del Sol and Caltrain station.
Tencent Shenzhen Headquarters
Spanning nearly two million square meters on a peninsula sheltering Shenzhen’s Qianhai Bay, Tencent’s new headquarters serve as the domestic anchor for the tech giant’s global operations in China. Once completed, it will be one of the largest tech campuses in the world, roughly the size of Manhattan.
The campus is entirely car-free. Designed by an inter...
CSCEC Steel Headquarters Office and Museum
CSCEC Steel is a division of the world’s largest construction company, China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited. CSCEC Steel is recognized as a leading global steel structure manufacturer; their projects include the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, the Shanghai IFC, the new Abu Dhabi International Airport, and the 26th Universiade Main Stadium. To...
Exxon Corporate Headquarters
Exxon’s Corporate Headquarters is situated on 200 acres of rolling mesquite woodland in Texas’ Las Colinas Development. The design captures the essence of a subtle Texas landscape by careful selection of native plants and preservation of existing woodland and wetland areas. The building itself is surrounded by a more “domestic” landscape within a forest ...
Westlake Corporate Campus
Westlake Corporate Campus is a 107-acre corporate training facility and retreat center for Deloitte LLP. Formerly, Deloitte had conducted new employee training, team building, and continuing education workshops at various hotel sites across the United States. The project encompasses indoor/outdoor classroom facilities, recreation, and many other retreat-type a...